How far is the stake from the foot of the tower?

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5. OSHA requires that the foot of a portable ladder must be at least one quarter of the length of the
ladder away from the vertical work surface. A 16-foot ladder leans against a wall so that the foot
of the ladder is 4 feet from the base of the building. What angle does the ladder make with the
ground?
6. A 50 foot vertical tower is braced with cables secured at the top of the tower and tied 30 feet from
the base. What angle does the cable form with the vertical tower?
7. At a point on the ground 50 feet from the foot of a tree, the angle of elevation to the top of the tree
is 53°. Find the height of the tree.
8. From the top of a lighthouse 210 feet high, the angle of depression of a boat is 27°. Find the
distance from the boat to the foot of the lighthouse. The light house is on a sea stack that rises 40
feet above the ocean.
9. Richard is flying a kite. The kite string makes an angle of 57° with the ground. If Richard is
standing 100 feet from the point on the ground directly beneath the kite, find the length of the kite
string.
10. An airplane rises vertically 1,000 feet over a horizontal distance of 2.5 miles What is the angle of
elevation of the airplane's path? There are 5,280 feet in 1'mile.
11. A 5-foot pole casts a 16-foot shadow. What is the angle of elevation of the sun?
12. Át the same time as the pole/shadow combination in problem 11, I paced off the shadow of a
flagpole to 140 feet. How tall (to the nearest foot) is the flagpole?
Transcribed Image Text:5. OSHA requires that the foot of a portable ladder must be at least one quarter of the length of the ladder away from the vertical work surface. A 16-foot ladder leans against a wall so that the foot of the ladder is 4 feet from the base of the building. What angle does the ladder make with the ground? 6. A 50 foot vertical tower is braced with cables secured at the top of the tower and tied 30 feet from the base. What angle does the cable form with the vertical tower? 7. At a point on the ground 50 feet from the foot of a tree, the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 53°. Find the height of the tree. 8. From the top of a lighthouse 210 feet high, the angle of depression of a boat is 27°. Find the distance from the boat to the foot of the lighthouse. The light house is on a sea stack that rises 40 feet above the ocean. 9. Richard is flying a kite. The kite string makes an angle of 57° with the ground. If Richard is standing 100 feet from the point on the ground directly beneath the kite, find the length of the kite string. 10. An airplane rises vertically 1,000 feet over a horizontal distance of 2.5 miles What is the angle of elevation of the airplane's path? There are 5,280 feet in 1'mile. 11. A 5-foot pole casts a 16-foot shadow. What is the angle of elevation of the sun? 12. Át the same time as the pole/shadow combination in problem 11, I paced off the shadow of a flagpole to 140 feet. How tall (to the nearest foot) is the flagpole?
Angles of Elevation and Depression
There are many problems where you will need to determine distances and lengths but will not be
able to measure them directly (with a tape measure or other measuring device). Many times these
distances can be calculated using trigonometry. Often such problems will involve an angle of elevation or
an angle of depression.
angle of depression
angle of
elevation
Example: The angle of elevation from point A to the top of a cliff is 38°. If point A is 80 feet
from the base of the cliff, how high (to the nearest tenth of a foot) is the cliff?
Let x represent the height of the cliff.
Then tan 38° = *
80
Look up tan 38° = .7813
So.7813 = and x = 62.504 62.5 feet
80
80 ft
On another paper:
(a) Draw a picture or diagram showing all of the information.
(b) Solve each problem. Round lengths to the nearest tenth and angles to the nearest degree unless
otherwise instructed.
Show your steps!
1. From the top of a tower, the angle of depression to a stake on the ground is 72°. The top of the
tower is 80 feet above the ground. How far is the stake from the foot of the tower?
2. A tree 40 feet high casts a shadow 62 feet long. Find the measure of the angle of elevation of the
sun,
3. A ladder leaning against a house makes an angle of 72° with the ground. The foot of the ladder is
five feet from the foundation of the house. How long (to the nearest foot) is the ladder?
4. A balloon on a 40-foot string makes an angle of 78° with the ground. How high above the ground
is the balloon if the hand of the person holding the string is 5 feet above the ground?
Transcribed Image Text:Angles of Elevation and Depression There are many problems where you will need to determine distances and lengths but will not be able to measure them directly (with a tape measure or other measuring device). Many times these distances can be calculated using trigonometry. Often such problems will involve an angle of elevation or an angle of depression. angle of depression angle of elevation Example: The angle of elevation from point A to the top of a cliff is 38°. If point A is 80 feet from the base of the cliff, how high (to the nearest tenth of a foot) is the cliff? Let x represent the height of the cliff. Then tan 38° = * 80 Look up tan 38° = .7813 So.7813 = and x = 62.504 62.5 feet 80 80 ft On another paper: (a) Draw a picture or diagram showing all of the information. (b) Solve each problem. Round lengths to the nearest tenth and angles to the nearest degree unless otherwise instructed. Show your steps! 1. From the top of a tower, the angle of depression to a stake on the ground is 72°. The top of the tower is 80 feet above the ground. How far is the stake from the foot of the tower? 2. A tree 40 feet high casts a shadow 62 feet long. Find the measure of the angle of elevation of the sun, 3. A ladder leaning against a house makes an angle of 72° with the ground. The foot of the ladder is five feet from the foundation of the house. How long (to the nearest foot) is the ladder? 4. A balloon on a 40-foot string makes an angle of 78° with the ground. How high above the ground is the balloon if the hand of the person holding the string is 5 feet above the ground?
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